The former Foodtown property on Route 70 in Brick cur has been used as a debris drop-off site since Sandy struck. Developers hope to build a condominium complex there.

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Nicholas Huba | @nicholashuba

The developers of the former Foodtown supermarket site on Route 70 are asking the Township Council to amend their original $7.5 million redevelopment agreement so they can build a 192-unit condominium complex instead of a hotel conference center.

"Our research has found that there is not enough business in this current market to support a hotel conference center," said Bob Smith, attorney for M&M Reality Partners, the developers for the project.

In February 2009, the council awarded the development rights for the site to M&M Reality Partners. As part of the agreement, the developer ...